Eucharist in the Hand

[pnewton]

Since I was so bothered by all this, as suggested, I made a spiritual communion instead.

Before anyone criticizes this based on the fact that the Sacrament is still the Sacrament, let me say I applaud such action on convictions, (as long as one isnot acting out of pride.) We do not, should not, receive communion every time we attend Mass, just because everyone else is doing it. The Church does not require this and there are several reasons we are even told to refrain.

 

[otjm]

My thanks to both of you who posted links to articles on this topic. I read them both. Also, in following another thread in this forum, I found this, taken from the works of Michael Davies:

COMMUNION IN THE HAND

1. A few years ago an American priest asked Mother Teresa what disturbed her most about the Church of today. She said the thing she found most troubling was reception of Communion in the hand. How right she is. We now treat the Body of Christ, the Blessed Sacrament, so casually we hand it around as if it is some everyday commodity.

And the urban myth continues. The priest did say that Mother Theresa said that; he later retracted the statement, and clarified that she did not say that, but he felt she felt that way.